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Kirti Azad
Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad
Born: 2 January 1959, Purnea, Bihar
Major Teams: Delhi, India.
Known As: Kirti Azad
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Wellington, 1st Test, 1980/81
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, 3rd Test, 1983/84
ODI Debut: India v Australia at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1980/81
Latest ODI: India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1985/86
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 12/11/1983)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 12 0 135 24 11.25 0 0 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 125 28 373 3 124.33 2-84 0 0 250.0 2.98
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 18/04/1986)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 25 21 2 269 39* 14.15 67.25 0 0 7 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 65 4 273 7 39.00 2-48 0 0 55.7 4.20
FIRST-CLASS
(1976/77 - 1993/94)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 142 182 14 6634 215 39.48 20 27 95 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 15420 7190 234 30.72 7-63 5 0 65.8 2.79
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1977/78 - 1992/93)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 72 62 6 1521 94 27.16 0 8 22 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 2086 1374 50 27.48 3-16 0 0 41.7 3.95
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
The son of a Central Minister, Kirti Azad was an aggressive right
handed batsman and a quickish off spinner. A surprise choice for the
tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1980-81, he made his Test debut
at Wellington. He then played three Tests without much success against
England in 1981-82. He was then ignored till he was picked for the
World Cup in 1983. Azad had his day in the sun when he played a
leading part in India winning the semifinal against England, when he
helped bottle up the middle order with his fastish off breaks and
earned a bonus while bowling the dangerous Ian Botham. Back home he
played a swashbuckling innings at the Kotla in helping India defeat
Pakistan in one of the early day night games. But he met with little
success in three Tests against Pakistan and West Indies and was
discarded.
Azad, a nonconformist in many ways, was a stalwart all rounder for
Delhi for years and in 95 Ranji Trophy matches he scored 4867 runs
(47.72) and took 162 wickets (28.91). His highest score was 215
against Himachal Pradesh in 1985-86. He followed his father into
politics and was elected to Parliament on a BJP ticket. (Partab
Ramchand)
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